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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,921CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Urban Climate

Abbreviation (ISO):URBAN CLIM
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.714•SCImago Rank: #1,921•Identifier (ISSN):2212-0955(Print)•Articles / Year: 314•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,550 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.5
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
102

102 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
314articles/year
23.78% Gold OA•98.37% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.4)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.663)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.731)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.834)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Urban Climate serves the scientific and decision making communities with the publication of research on theory, science and applications relevant to understanding urban climatic conditions and change in relation to their geography and to demographic, socioeconomic, institutional, technological and environmental dynamics and global change. Targeted towards both disciplinary and interdisciplinary audiences, this journal publishes original research papers, comprehensive review articles, book reviews, and short communications on topics including, but not limited to, the following: Urban meteorology and climate[...] Urban environmental pollution[...] Adaptation to global change[...] Urban economic and social issues[...] Research Approaches[...]

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Environmental science91.5%Geography88.5%Biology81.3%Ecology77.9%Physics76.9%Geology69.4%Meteorology62.5%Engineering56.5%Economics41.7%Oceanography38.4%History37.3%Archaeology35.4%Computer science30.4%Medicine30%Atmospheric sciences29.9%Thermodynamics29.2%Climatology28.2%Civil engineering27.1%Chemistry26.1%Climate change24.7%Urban heat island24.6%Mathematics24.6%Organic chemistry23.8%Quantum mechanics21.8%Economic growth21.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,921Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2012-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.714

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
102

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.38

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,550 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations10,080
3-Year Documents1,169
Citable Documents1,168

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Atmospheric ScienceQ1
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1
Urban StudiesQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1043 NX
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
59/395Q1
METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
9/114Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
42/395Q1
METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
JCISCIE
10/114Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—385220
20256.94842,946
202464656,685
20236.439810,304
20226.66331210,126
20215.73129911,651
20203.8341888,282
2019—1055,988
2018—845,078
2017—1036,566
2016—523,664
2015—775,003
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Urban Climate

WoS Q1
24682020202120222023202420256.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01